Creedy 
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Eeek - war movies!
My two daughters are in the army. War movies would be the last thing I'd write about. I'd imagine them in every scene.
Sub-Title: Over anxious Mum Turns Paranoid Before Your Eyes
Reply #41. Mar 17 12, 1:25 AM
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leith90
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Aaah, I misread that particular rule. I thought it had to be all about whatever was in the conclusion. That's a whole new kettle of fish, and much more palatable.
Right, thinking cap on...
Reply #42. Mar 17 12, 1:28 AM
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rossian
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When I, very briefly, toyed with the idea of claiming Bob my thought was to write about films which sounded like war movies but weren't - like 'War of the Roses' or 'Battle of the Sexes'. I decided that Leith's claim was stronger than mine, so didn't research the idea in any depth.
Reply #43. Mar 17 12, 1:34 AM
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leith90
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I'm not doing war movies so you can keep researching there rossian. I've had an idea of sorts.
Reply #44. Mar 17 12, 1:49 AM
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kyleisalive
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The note above says "If, in your quiz conclusion, you allude to the next adventure that Bob must take, the proceeding author must somehow incorporate it in some way-- maybe not to the fullest extent, but in some way."
In other words, the quiz doesn't need to be directly about what's in the conclusion, but there should be some sort of tie to what's been said. This way, we can have hints of continuity without actually fastening the quizzes together too tightly. :)
This will also plant seeds for anyone else who wants to add to the story of Bob.
Reply #45. Mar 17 12, 1:51 AM
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looney_tunes
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I thought that conclusion left us many doors - he likes sports, video games, and war movies; he may or may not like books, history, and scuba; he has an interesting accent. And the links are plentiful - 'Saturday Night at the Movies" could go into any kind of movies at all, and needn't even include a war movie, as long as there was some reference to him liking them. Or to the previous quiz writer misunderstanding what he really liked. And the whole quiz includes an intriguing number of possibilities as to Bob's possible tastes, which future quizzes could pick up or refute. I can't wait for my chance to explore the World of Bob.
Reply #46. Mar 17 12, 1:52 AM
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Creedy
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Bob in fact sounds like quite a catch.
Reply #47. Mar 17 12, 2:50 AM
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| Mariamir
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Wow, Creedy, that's a funny avatar.
Reply #48. Mar 17 12, 2:54 AM
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leith90
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I've got my idea and three questions done. All on word at the moment Kyle, so you can't peek yet.
Reply #49. Mar 17 12, 4:25 AM
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Creedy
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My parents would never forgive me if I didn't acknowledge St Patrick's Day in some way, Mariamir :)
There were some nicer avatars but too big. It'll disappear tomorrow. Every time I look at it, I start humming Irish ballads. It's making me maudlin.
I wonder why they don't have a St Andrew's, or David's or George's Day.
Reply #50. Mar 17 12, 4:54 AM
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Rowena8482
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They do Creedy, it's just that nobody seems to take any notice of them, and with St. George's Day it's actually politically incorrect to do so. Goodness only knows why, probably something to do with the amount of beer tha gets sold in honour of St. Patrick, so the advertisers push that one to everyone or something.
Reply #51. Mar 17 12, 5:57 AM
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highfells
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The lack of modern emphasis on the celebration of St George's Day in England probably has more to do with the adoption of the St George's cross by various English Nationalist political organisations over the last 50 years or so.
When I were a nipper, it was common practice to hang out a St George's cross flag: nowadays, to do so would be courting a brick through the window in some areas or, at the least, running the risk of accusations of extreme right-wing political sympathies.
Reply #52. Mar 17 12, 7:39 AM
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Creedy
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How strange about the St George Day. What on earth could be the reason behind that, I wonder.
I just looked it up in wikipedia. It says they used to celebrate in a big way once, with morris dancing and Punch and Judy shows and so on. What fun. It suggests one of the reasons it waned as a celebratory day was because of the union between Scotland and England. I bet Oliver Cromwell frowned on it earlier though.
There's a few societies in England today (I almost typed "as at 2012" - oh my Lord, the dark side of the quiz writing force has taken over my soul!) who are pushing for it to be celebrated again.
It's a shame they make more of the others here as well. The only St George they celebrate is a win by the football team of the same name.
Reply #53. Mar 17 12, 7:46 AM
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Creedy
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Oh you're joking, highfells. That's all so crazy. People and their agitations - all so petty and foolish.
Reply #54. Mar 17 12, 7:48 AM
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highfells
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I jest not. Let us not descend to the discussion of politics.
Reply #55. Mar 17 12, 8:24 AM
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Creedy
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Agreed. I'd fall asleep.
Reply #56. Mar 17 12, 8:31 AM
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MikeMaster99
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Getting back to Bob (although I was very interested in this discussion re the decline of St George's Day), I have an idea for how I want to entertain Bob. My idea will take a lot of thought in constructing the questions so I want to start now. However, before getting started I want to see if the concept and quiz outline will be acceptable. So can I post the idea here and get group thoughts or should I contact a couple of the eds esp in the Brain Teasers area (where I wish to send this)?
Reply #57. Mar 17 12, 4:59 PM
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looney_tunes
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Your main problem might be the link to the conclusion of the previous quiz, and that is totally unpredictable!
Reply #58. Mar 17 12, 5:27 PM
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Creedy
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Larfe is larke a box o' chocolates, Mike. You never know which one you chew on is going to lose you a filling
Reply #59. Mar 17 12, 8:57 PM
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